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Papyrus 1679(A-B)
- Record Id:
- 040-003797281
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100118577838.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470304.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1679(A-B)
- Title:
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Private Letter (P.Lond. V 1887 descr., TM 36988) and Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 35259)
- Scope & Content:
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Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1887 descr., TM 36988): Sixth-century private letter of Aphous to Apa Hermodorus, with the request to send three artabas of barley for sowing; the address partly survives on the back.
Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 35259): Fifth- or sixth-century order addressed to Hermapollon by the count (comes) Anatolius, instructing him to pay 10,000 silver talents; with Anatolius’ subscription in the last line.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003797281 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1679(A-B) : Private Letter (P.Lond. V 1887 descr., TM 36988) and Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1802, TM 35259) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2254]/040-003797281
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Two papyrus slips that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes, with a big gap in the centre; written on both sides. The front bears portions of 5 lines written across the fibres, followed by a short column of 4 lines placed in the centre. On the back, there is the beginning of one line running along the fibres.
Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, complete but damaged by holes and abrasion; written on one side. The front bears 3 lines running across the fibres; a sheet-join runs horizontally along the lower edge. The back is blank.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147470304.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0400
- End Date:
- 0599
- Date Range:
- 5th century-6th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: A: 69 x 297 mm; B: 60 x 310 mm; housed in a glass frame measuring 195 x 355 mm.
Script: A: Small upright cursive hand. B: Upright cursive hand; same hand as Papyrus 1677; different cursive hand for the subscription, same as the subscriptions in Papyri 1677 and 1678(B).
- Custodial History:
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Origin: A: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome (?), Egypt. B: Egypt.
Provenance: A: Hermopolis (El-Ashmunein), Hermopolite nome (?), Egypt. B: Egypt. Both papyri were purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 1545-1753 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 8 December 1906.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. V 1802
P.Lond. V 1887 - Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1906-1910 (London: British Museum 1912), p. 311.
A
Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, V (London: British Museum, 1917), p. 276, no. 1887 descr.
B
Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, V (London: British Museum, 1917), p. 258, no. 1802.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)